Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER CUSD 3A·NCES 173432006197
Rochester Elementary 2-3
456 Education Ave, Rochester, IL 62563 · (217) 498-6216 · Sangamon County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
42 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 112 | 47% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 53% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rochester Elementary 2-3→Rochester Intermediate School→Rochester Jr High School→Rochester High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rochester CUSD 3A. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 34.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rochester Elementary 2-3
Rochester Elementary 2-3's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Elementary 2-3 this school | 236 | 17.8% | 37.9% |
| Germantown Elementary School Germantown | 258 | 18.2% | 69.3% |
| Eagleview Elementary School Columbia | 259 | 16.2% | N/A |
| Unity East Philo | 241 | 20.3% | 64.5% |
| St Jacob Elementary School Saint Jacob | 262 | 16.8% | 63.5% |
| Hudson Elementary School Hudson | 216 | 19.4% | 55.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rochester Elementary 2-3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #989 of 1,925 | #15 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #994 of 2,077 ▼ 330 | #13 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,213 of 2,077 ▲ 95 | #17 of 34 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #1,898 of 2,419 | #29 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #930 of 2,035 | #15 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #1,632 of 2,042 | #26 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #1,997 of 2,132 | #35 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #376 of 1,461 | #3 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
236
-18 (-7%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 236 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 18% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 16.5 | 15.6:1 | 23% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 14.5 | 17.6:1 | 13% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 16 | 18.9:1 | 16% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 13% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rochester Elementary 2-3.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (303 to 236); teachers up 13% (16 to 18).
About Rochester Elementary 2-3
Families in Rochester, Illinois, are served by Rochester Elementary 2-3, a small elementary school. It teaches 236 students in grades 2 through 3. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Rochester Elementary 2-3 reports to Rochester CUSD 3A, which has 5 schools and 2,012 students.
Rochester Elementary 2-3 is 89% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Sangamon County's population at about 78%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rochester Elementary 2-3 scores 20%.
Rochester Elementary 2-3 lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.1 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. About 18% of students at Rochester Elementary 2-3 are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Sangamon County is 30 points.
Rochester Elementary 2-3 is a bottom-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.9% against a predicted 61.2%.
Sangamon County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $75,357, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 77 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,345, Rochester Elementary 2-3 among them.
Among nearby public schools, Rochester Elementary EC-1 School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Rochester Elementary 2-3 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 32.2%, lower than Rochester Elementary 2-3's 37.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Rochester Elementary 2-3. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester CUSD 3A
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Rochester Elementary EC-1 SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Rochester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Rochester Jr High SchoolMiddle · 288 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Rochester Elementary EC-1 SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Rochester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Rochester Jr High SchoolMiddle · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Elementary EC-1 School0.1 mi · 402
- Rochester High School0.4 mi · 692
- Rochester Jr High School0.5 mi · 288
- Rochester Intermediate School1.6 mi · 394
- Hazel Dell Elementary School3.7 mi · 140
- Springfield Ball Charter School4.1 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Rochester Elementary 2-3What is the total enrollment at Rochester Elementary 2-3?
Rochester Elementary 2-3 enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 02-03.
Is Rochester Elementary 2-3 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rochester Elementary 2-3 is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Rochester Elementary 2-3 have?
Rochester Elementary 2-3 employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rochester Elementary 2-3?
At Rochester Elementary 2-3, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Rochester Elementary 2-3 in?
Rochester Elementary 2-3 is part of Rochester CUSD 3A.
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